SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY FOR
CHAMPION PROVIDERS
LSWP FOR CHAMPION PROVIDERS
QUESTION #1
Using the chat box please type TRUE, FALSE, or I DON’T
KNOW to the following statement:
All school districts participating in the National School
Lunch or School Breakfast Program are federally
mandated to have a Local School Wellness Policy.
SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY FOR
CHAMPION PROVIDERS
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OBJECTIVES
 Understand the background and requirements of Local
School Wellness Policy (LSWP)
 Identify challenges and opportunities with LSWP
implementation, monitoring, and communication
 Learn about resources you can use to promote
policy, systems, and environmental changes
in preschools, schools, and after-school
Programs
 Hear from Champion Providers working in
the school setting
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LOCAL SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY (LSWP)
 Federally mandated for districts participating in the
National School Lunch or Breakfast Program
 Policy was required to be in place by the start of school
in 2007
 Requires certain components and a plan for measuring
effectiveness
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ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students
BOARD POLICY NO. 5030: STUDENT WELLNESS
The Board of Trustees recognizes the link between student health and
learning and desires to provide a comprehensive coordinated school
health program that supports and reinforces health literacy through health
education, physical education, health services, nutrition services,
psychological and counseling services, health promotion for staff, a safe
and healthy school environment, and parent/guardian and community
involvement.
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WHAT DOES LSWP DO?
LSWP must include GOALS for:
 Nutrition education
 Physical Education & physical activity
 All foods and beverages available on campus
 Other activities designed to promote student wellness
 Monitoring and reporting on progress meeting
implementation goals
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PURPOSE OF A DISTRICT WELLNESS COUNCIL
 Develop, implement, monitor, and report on policy
status
 Meet regularly
 Include parents, students, teachers, administrators,
school board members, staff from nursing, physical
education, food service, counseling and afterschool, and community members
 Report to superintendent, school board, and
community on implementation progress
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WHY A HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT?
Healthy, fit students have better attendance and perform
better academically
 California Department of Education
study of 954,000 students in grades
5, 7, and 9 showed:
 Higher academic achievement is associated with
higher levels of fitness
 There is a strong relationship between fitness, reading,
and math scores
http://gardnercenter.stanford.edu/resources/publications/JGC_IB_PhysicalFitnessAcademicAchie
vement2009.pdf
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2010 HEALTHY HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT
 Created new school meal standards: first major change
since school lunch began in the 1950s
 Created first federal nutrition standards for “competitive”
foods and beverages sold outside the meals
 Requires schools to communicate to parents and the
community about implementation of wellness policy and
nutritional quality of meals
 Provides for an Administrative Review every three years
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Nutrition Education includes:
 Classroom teaching (curricula)
 Classroom messages (food rewards, or limiting
physical activity as a negative consequence)
 Marketing and promotion (signs, materials)
 School gardens, field trips, and cafeteria-based
education
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Physical Education and Physical Activity
 Physical activity
 Outside of mandated physical education minutes
 Includes walking or biking to school, active recess,
classroom activities, before- and after-school
programming, and gardening activities
 Joint use of school and community facilities
promotes more physical activity
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Physical Education and Physical Activity
 Physical Education (PE)
 Taught by a credentialed teacher
 Sequential and standards-based
 State-mandated minutes: 200 every 10 days for
grades 1-6; 400 every 10 days for grades 7-12
 Should include goals for moderate to vigorous
physical activity (MVPA)
 Fitness testing is required
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CALIFORNIA FITNESS TESTING REQUIREMENTS
 Fitnessgram is a six-component test for students in
grades 5, 7, and 9
 Students passing 5 of 6 components in 9th grade take
a total of two years of high school PE
 Under state law (SB 601) 9th graders not passing 5 of
6 components must continue to take PE and be retested annually until passing or graduating high school
 Results may be found at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/pftresults.asp
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ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES
 Safe Routes to School (walking, biking)
 Daily recess in elementary school
 Classroom physical activity breaks
 Meeting required PE minutes
 Standards-based curriculum with MVPA goals
 Active before- and after-school programs
 PE specialists at the elementary level
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Foods and Beverages on Campus
 School Meals – governed by federal standards:
National School Lunch Program and Healthy HungerFree Kids Act
 Other Foods Sold – governed by federal and state
standards: California Smart Snacks in School
 Other Food Available – governed only by LSWP
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SCHOOL MEALS
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act requires school
meals to contain:
 Fewer calories, appropriate to age
 Less saturated and trans fats, sodium, and added
sugar
 More fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; more
locally-grown fruits and vegetables, including from
school gardens, is encouraged
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COMPETITIVE FOODS
California Smart Snacks in School (2014) set standards
for all competitive foods
 Competitive foods are all foods and beverages sold on
campus outside the school meals
 Governs all items sold by any entity from midnight
through 30 minutes after school
 Different standards for elementary and secondary
schools
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ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES
 Breakfast in the Classroom,  CA Smart Snacks in School
Second Chance, and Grab
 Smarter Lunchrooms
& Go Breakfast
Movement
 Free & Reduced Lunch and
 Healthy fundraising
Summer Meals
 Farm to School and Garden  Healthy classroom parties
and school celebrations
to Café programs
 Water access and
promotion
 Non-food rewards and
incentives
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Other Activities to Promote Wellness
 Marketing and promoting healthy foods and
beverages
 Staff as role models
 Staff wellness, including lactation accommodation
 School-site wellness committees
 Coordinated School Health approach
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LSWP COMPONENTS
Monitoring and Reporting
 Implementation progress to be reported to school
board, parents, and the community regularly
 Administrative Review every three years includes
wellness policy requirements
 Active wellness councils and community support are
keys to success
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CHAMPION PROVIDERS AS KEY PARTNERS
 You bring expertise, credibility, and experience
 You are uniquely qualified to advocate for children’s
health and well-being
 Your involvement can lead to positive changes
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PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY A LA CARTE
Menu of Options:
Appetizers
 Read Up: Learn about your local school district’s wellness
policy
http://www.healthyeating.org/Schools/SchoolWellness/School-Wellness-Policies.aspx
 Educate Patients: Place books and brochures
on the topic of healthy weight and fitness in
your waiting area
http://www.livewellsd.org/content/livewell/home/allarticles/news/october2015/Pediatricians_Prescribe_Books_
During_Well_Child_Checks.html
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PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY A LA CARTE
Menu of Options:
Entrées
 Get Schooled: Present about healthy schools at a back-toschool night, health fair, parent association meeting, or
staff development day
 Get Schooled 2: Attend a meeting of a school district’s
wellness council or school nurses group
 Set an Example: Support the establishment of a worksite
wellness committee and policy to encourage healthy food
and physical activity environments and practices
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PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY A LA CARTE
Menu of Options:
Desserts
 Get Schooled 3: Join a school district wellness council to
provide ongoing expertise and recommendations
 Know Your Community: Practice “community competency”
by familiarizing yourself with the food and physical activity
resources and environment in the community where you
practice
 Write Now: Write an opinion article or letter to the editor to
a newspaper or news website, or series of articles for your
local school newsletter
 Get Schooled 4: Present at a school district board meeting
to advocate for healthier school environments
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PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY A LA CARTE
Resources and tools
 Healthy book list for waiting areas
 Wellness policy template
 Fact sheet on healthy beverages
Available at www.ourcommunityourkids.org
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CONTACT:
Deirdre Kleske
Healthy Works Program Specialist
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
[email protected]